Jags boast of bigger videoboards with jab at Cowboys, Texans

Posted by Mike Florio on June 29, 2014, 2:10 PM EDT

The Jaguars soon will unveil their new video boards with a soccer match and a country music show. (“Hey, you got your peanut butter in my mayonnaise!”) As the team anticipates unveiling the largest such structures in the NFL, the Jags have taken a shot at the team with the giant, hovering four-sided drive-in theater screen.

The 362-by-60-foot video boards at EverBank Field are significantly larger than the 160-foot screen in Dallas or the 277-foot device in Houston.

Like many other teams, the Jags hope to give customers reason to choose coming to the stadium over staying at home. Unless and until someone puts a 4,344-inch flatscreen in his or her house, the TV will indeed be larger in Jacksonville. Especially since the Jags have two of them.

If you want more fans to come to the game LIVE, then lower the darned ticket prices and stop with the gimmicks. The appeal of going to a game is to watch the game in person and experience it with other fans, not pay to…… Watch a game on a big screen

For those of you that dont have a clue about whats happaning in Jacksonville stop listing to the media, do your on research and you will find not only have we not blackout in 4 years like the bengles, chargers, dolphins, tampa and oakland we also have some of the lowest tickets prices in the NFL. Last I check Dallas or Houston have not won anything oh I forgot Houston did get the number one pick in the draft for being the worst team in the NFL.

People can take the typical cheap shots at the Jags, but I’d have to think other fans are pretty envious of the improvements going on in Jacksonville. I expect it is just a matter of time before some of the warm weather teams follow suit and have swimming pool cabanas like Everbank.

Yes, here in Texas we’ve proved that people will pay thousands of dollars to watch crappy football on big screen TVs.
Personally, I think the fans in Jax have it right: If you want my money, give me a product worth spending it on.
(‘Course, many believe you can only be a “real” fan if you stick by your team no matter how bad they are. Jones , McNair, Haslam, etc., just LOVE you folks.)

“Not everything is bigger in Texas…..like waste of money, fr’instance….”.

z561 says:Jun 29, 2014 5:37 PM

You can tell most of these clowns with negative comments about the Jags fan base are jealous and wish their trash city could could compare. I mean, honestly, Bears fans? Have fun living in Chicago, try not to get mugged and don’t leave home without your Teflon vest!

I feel like this football embarrass my city a little too much now.Why do you need a big screen scoreboard? Need to win some games first. Yet people keep saying they don’t get blackouts but can’t tell by the big section of tarps that is covered

revskip says:Jun 29, 2014 6:03 PM

Since putting in these very large screens none of these teams have won anything. Meanwhile the much smaller screens in Seattle, Baltimore, New York and Green Bay have all hosted games where the recently won Lombardi was shown off. Seems like Texas and Florida are over compensating with some screen envy.

sopadegato says:Jun 29, 2014 6:07 PM

I’m not exactly a fan, but I like what Jacksonville’s doing with their team. Unlike the Texans who are blissfully ignoring all of their needs and hoping the defensive line will make up for a lacking secondary (only Johnathan Joseph and DJ Swearinger) and no offensive power (even Foster, Andre, and DeAndre need a real QB) they’re slowly but surely turning things around.

Meanwhile in San Diego word is Dean Spanos purchased new wheels for all the hot dog and beer carts, and added 45 new traffic cones for Qualcomm stadium traffic. When asked about replacing 15 feet of fencing outside the stadium he was quoted saying ” What do you think I’m made of money?”

At least it’s cool stuff like big tv’s and sound systems, if we had women owners they would want to change decor about twice a week and important stuff like a better football team.

bobc74 says:Jun 29, 2014 7:00 PM

My home screen TV might be a lot smaller, but then again I’m also not paying $8 for a beer and $5 for a hotdog. And if I consume too much of that cheaper beer, I don’t have to worry about driving home after the game.

To the “why don’t you get better players, instead” crowd…The Jaguars are doing both. The new regime has had to almost completely rebuild the roster…so why not make these changes for the fans, while the team improves. Makes too much sense not to….

You can tell most of these clowns with negative comments about the Jags fan base are jealous and wish their trash city could could compare. I mean, honestly, Bears fans? Have fun living in Chicago, try not to get mugged and don’t leave home without your Teflon vest!
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Ummm, Kevlar?

fbwangus8736 says:Jun 29, 2014 8:18 PM

How is this good for Jag fans? Unless they will show the NFL Direct TV Sunday Ticket on it so people can see real teams play!

dabears2485 says:Jun 29, 2014 8:24 PM

I don’t see/hear about the Seahawks, 49ers, Broncos, or Patriots (the title contenders) bragging about their video boards. If you can’t beat ‘em, distract the fans with something shiny, right?

if jacksonville really cared about their fans, they’d get rid of those hideous two toned helmets.

billybone says:Jun 29, 2014 11:22 PM

Don’t pay attention to the haters Jag’s fans. Bradley is a down to earth, positive, and a players coach who brings swag to the club. Shad is investing in the team and facilities and has put trust into The GM and coach. They know it’s a few year rebuild but Shad is smart enough to know it takes time and firing coaches every year isn’t going to help matters. Unless you guys are playing the Hawks I’m pulling for you guys.

When I go to a game, I like to watch the game. Hell, I have a $5,000 tv and could stay at home and watch. Your new video boards are nothing but marketing propoganda. If the Jags really wanted to do something for their fans, they would reduce ticket prices.

A bigger video board in Jacksonville won’t make up for the fact that the team is horrendous. Mr. Khan has a lot of money, but he should know that throwing money around guarantees you NOTHING.

Take notes from Mr. Steinbrenner and Mr. Dan Snyder – spending large sums of money on players or getting the 2 biggest video boards doesn’t buy you a championship. An effective coaching staff with solid players who have a team-first mentality will go a long way in getting you to the promise land. That may be a foreign concept Mr. Khan, but that is how you do it.

Having a lot of money with the true intention of upgrading the team and the stadium is one thing. Boasting about video boards being bigger than that of two other stadiums is nothing but hype and Ego. Hype and Ego will never win a championship, nor will the largest video boards in the NFL.

Good luck figuring this out, Mr. Khan. Take notes from Snyder. You can learn volumes from his mistakes and his failures.

First of all Mr. Khan has not spend alot of money on dead players, like Steinbrenner and Syner he spent money for the fans to have a nice place to enjoy. And for the dumb fan that keeps talking about London look around there are no teams moving to London, you dont spend money like that to move your team, study whats going on in Jacksonvile and stop listen to the media you D A

This is why I wish Khan had been approved to buy the Rams some years back. Instead, we’re stuck with an owner that has an eye towards the west coast and maybe even across the pond (although I seriously doubt that will happen).

That said, why do people outside of Jacksonville want that city to fail so badly? Their fans still showed up when they easily had one of the worst team in the league for over 6 years. It’s pretty obvious now that they are headed in the right direction in every category, yet the ridiculing seems to be ramping up even more than before. Interestingly, bullies follow the same pattern: they initially get more aggressive when their targets start to show some backbone….only to eventually back down when they get beat (in this case, the Jaguars start winning, people start shutting up).